Where does “prenta” come from?
prenta (Icelandic) comes from Danish prente, from Middle Low German prenten, from Old French preindre, from Old French priembre, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prenta (Icelandic): to print
Definitions
- to print
Ancestry of “prenta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | prente | to print |
| 2 | Middle Low German | prenten | to print; write |
| 3 | Old French | preindre | Alternative form of priembre; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old French | priembre | to press |
| 5 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |